Command vs. Proficiency — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Command and Proficiency
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Definitions
Command
Give an authoritative or peremptory order
‘Stop arguing!’ he commanded
My mother commands my presence
He commanded that work should cease
A gruff voice commanded us to enter
Proficiency
The state or quality of being proficient; competence.
Command
Dominate (a strategic position) from a superior height
The fortress commands the shortest Channel crossing
Proficiency
Ability, skill, competence.
A test of proficiency in English
To attain (or to reach) proficiency
Command
Be in a strong enough position to have or secure
They command a majority in Parliament
He commanded considerable personal loyalty
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Proficiency
The quality of having great facility and competence
Command
An authoritative order
He obeyed her commands without question
Proficiency
Skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity;
Practice greatly improves proficiency
Command
The ability to use or control something
He had a brilliant command of English
Command
An instruction or signal causing a computer to perform one of its basic functions.
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Command
To direct with authority; give orders to.
Command
To have control or authority over; rule
A general who commands an army.
Command
To have at one's disposal
A person who commands seven languages.
Command
To deserve and receive as due; exact
The troops' bravery commanded respect.
Command
To exercise dominating, authoritative influence over
"He commands any room he enters" (Stephen Schiff).
Command
To dominate by physical position; overlook
A mountain commanding the valley below.
Command
To give orders.
Command
To exercise authority or control as or as if one is a commander.
Command
The act of commanding.
Command
An order given with authority.
Command
(Computers) A signal that initiates an operation defined by an instruction.
Command
The authority to command
An admiral in command.
Command
Possession and exercise of the authority to command
Command of the seas.
Command
Ability to control or use; mastery
Command of four languages.
Command
Dominance by location; extent of view.
Command
The jurisdiction of a commander.
Command
A military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer.
Command
A unit of the US Air Force that is larger than an air force.
Command
Of, relating to, or constituting a command
Command headquarters.
A command decision.
Command
Done or performed in response to a command
A command performance.
Command
An order to do something.
I was given a command to cease shooting.
Command
The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
To have command of an army
Command
Power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
He had command of the situation
England has long held command of the sea
A good command of language
Command
A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
General Smith was placed in command.
Command
The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
Command
(military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
Command
Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
Command
(computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
Command
(baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
He's got good command tonight.
Command
A command performance.
Command
(ambitransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
The soldier was commanded to cease firing.
The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.
Command
(ambitransitive) To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
To command an army or a ship
Command
(transitive) To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
He commanded silence
Command
(transitive) to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)
Command
(transitive) To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.
Justice commands the respect and affections of the people.
The best goods command the best price.
This job commands a salary of £30,000.
Command
(transitive) To hold, to control the use of.
The fort commanded the bay.
Command
To have a view, as from a superior position.
Command
(obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.
Command
To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends.
Go to your mistress:Say, I command her come to me.
Command
To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries.
Such aid as I can spare you shall command.
Command
To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
Bridges commanded by a fortified house.
Up to the eastern tower,Whose height commands as subject all the vale.
One side commands a view of the finest garden.
Command
To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price.
'Tis not in mortals to command success.
Command
To direct to come; to bestow.
I will command my blessing upon you.
Command
To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
And reigned, commanding in his monarchy.
For the king had so commanded concerning [Haman].
Command
To have a view, as from a superior position.
Far and wide his eye commands.
Command
An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
Awaiting what command their mighty chiefHad to impose.
Command
The possession or exercise of authority.
Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion.
Command
Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
Command
Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
The steepy standWhich overlooks the vale with wide command.
Command
Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
He assumed an absolute command over his readers.
Command
A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer.
Command
An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Command
A military unit or region under the control of a single officer
Command
The power or authority to command;
An admiral in command
Command
Availability for use;
The materials at the command of the potters grew
Command
A position of highest authority;
The corporation has just undergone a change in command
Command
Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity;
A good command of French
Command
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Command
Be in command of;
The general commanded a huge army
Command
Make someone do something
Command
Demand as one's due;
This speaker commands a high fee
The author commands a fair hearing from his readers
Command
Look down on;
The villa dominates the town
Command
Exercise authoritative control or power over;
Control the budget
Command the military forces
